Case for Yates unitization

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · Drilling; (United States)

OSTI ID:6558919

Owners of 95% of the working interest in the Yates field of W. Texas have executed agreements to unitize the field, and agreements are being circulated among remaining working interest owners and the field's numerous royalty owners for their consideration and approval. Application of a field-wide engineered program of reservoir management, it is believed, will increase the ultimate oil recovery from the field by approx. 200 million bbl. When discovered, the reservoir contained oil underlain by water, and the reservoir pressure was about 700 psi. After nearly 50 yr of production, during which more than 600 million bbl of oil have been recovered, the average reservoir pressure has declined to about 420 psi. The initial operating program is described. Graphs indicate reservoir pressure decline and the daily oil production.

• OSTI ID: 6558919
• Journal Information: Drilling; (United States), Journal Name: Drilling; (United States) Vol. 36:13; ISSN DRILA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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